Pre-Fair 4 H Demonstrations At City Auditorium
Pre fair day judging and demonstrations at the city auditorium featured Mrs Mary Scott of Scottsbluff and Mrs Frank Benish of Alliance as officials. Winners for state fair entry included Foods Clara Childers blue ribbon and Clothing Elizabeth Shrig purple ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Auditorium
Mary Scott
Scottsbluff
Frank Benish
Alliance
Lincoln
Clara Childers
Elizabeth Shrig
Bille Jo Daniels
Kathy Spearow
Nancy Rauner
Advanced Foods
C. Childers
J. Albro
K. Deaver
Advanced Clothing
C. Johnson
J. Hokom
J Albro
B. J. Daniels
E. Hardesty
K. Wagner
Blue
C. Hare
P. Deaver
C. Morris
M. J. Schadegg
R Cunningham
J. Karnik
M. Gorman
J. Jurgens
J. Irwin
M. J. Schadege
Kiwanis Club Family Picnic Attended by Nearly 70
Kiwanis Club family picnic at Legion Park Wednesday evening drew about seventy attendees. Organ music by Ardyce Shoopman was played from a truck mounted organ and violin solos were offered by L. A. Lindstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Legion Park
Ardyce Shoopman
L. A. Lindstrom
St Pauls Ladies Aid and Nobles Club Schedule
St Pauls Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. On Friday August 8 at 9 a.m. breakfast for Past Noble Grands Club members at Mrs Frank Boyles home.
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St. Paul’s Ladies Aid
Fellowship Hall
Noble Grands Club
Frank Boyle
Oil well listings extend through Kimball and Dawes counties
Continued page item lists numerous oil field designations in Kimball and Dawes counties including Benziger Field Starters like S D Johnson Wyoming Western Benziger No 2 B Painter No 1 Heidemann No 1 and Signet Operating and Expl Expl. Co. with wildcat wells and field names such as Potter and Bertramsen. The compilation notes multiple sections and field names with coordinates and ownership abbreviations.
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S. D. Johnson & Wyoming Western
Kimball County
Whitehall Oil.,Co
Federal
Dawes County
Wildcat
Stuarce
Moore No
C. Sw
Signet Operating and Expl. Co
Heidemann
Wyoming Western Oil Co
Benziger
Benziger Field
Nebraska
Chvvs.,Inc
Enbroeke Orig
Bertramsen
Csw
S. W. Potter Field
Wild Cat Plans Highlight Rising Oil Discoveries
The article notes strong discovery rates across several oil regions with nine tests yielding high results. It mentions Falcon-Sea operating six rigs in Venezuela and a Tulsa based privately owned company that offered 3.2 million shares to the public in October 1957. It also references Morocco’s rich mineral resources including phosphates coal iron and manganese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltioni
Ene
Denver
Telethurs
Discovery Tate
Falcon-Sea Said
Venezuela
T. N. Law
Tulsa
Hoo
North
Africa
Family Night at Sidney Country Club Draws 125
The first of a hoped for Family Night series at Sidney Country Club Friday drew 125 attendees. A smorgasbord was served and games filled the evening after Mrs. Charles Ham arranged the event.
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Sidney Country Club
Charles Ham
Dalton Services For Henry C. Henke Jr
Funeral services were held at St. Marys Catholic Church Dalton for Henry C Henke Jr who died Wednesday night in an Alliance hospital. He farmed in the Dalton area for over 40 years and had been hospitalized two days. Burial was in Dalton Cemetery. He was born July 30 1891 in Ft. Laramie Ohio and married Stella Hoefer in 1919. Survivors include his wife nine children 15 grandchildren two brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Dalton
Henry C. Henke, Jr
Alliance
Henke
Cletus Semper
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Ted Kallhoff
Charles Bode
Raymond Pelster
Kermit Nelson
Leo Messner
George Winkelman
Mr. Henke
Ft. Laramie
Ohio
Frederick
Elizabeth Gangs
Stella Hoefer
Elgin
Neb
Expert cigarmaker yields about 400 cigars daily
An expert cigarmaker can produce by hand about 400 cigars a day, showcasing high efficiency in traditional hand-rolled production.
Final Rites Today For Mrs Florence Trognitz
Final rites were held this afternoon at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church for Mrs Florence Trognitz 94 who died Wednesday afternoon in a Bridgeport rest home. She came to Sidney as a bride in 1890, was among the area's early pioneers, and is survived by a grandson and two nieces.
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Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Florence Trognitz
Bridgeport
Trognitz
Sidney
Charles E. Trognitz
Chicago
Harold B Taylor
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Jack Knicely
Marius Christensen
E. S Sherrerd
C C Jones
Warren Cunningham
A F Weber
Long Time Bridgeport Resident Annie McKibbin Dies
Mrs. Annie L. McKibbin, 74, a long time Bridgeport resident born in Bohemia on April 11 1884, died Saturday at a Bridgeport hospital. She married Clement C. McKibb in 1914, lived in Bridgeport since, and is survived by son Harold L. of Bayard, daughters Nadine Berta of Bridgeport and Maxine Moriarty of Fort Sill Oklahoma, five grandchildren. Funeral at 10 am Wednesday at Bridgeport Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Cunningham. Burial Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery. Holeciek Funeral Home in charge.
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Bridgeport
Annie L. McKibbin
Bohemia
United States
Hastings
Sidney
Clement C. McKibb
Littleton, Colo
Harold L
Bayard
Nadine Berta
Maxine Moriarty
Fort Sill
Okla
Bridgeport Presbyterian Church
David Cunningham
Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery
Holeciek Funeral Home
Rites Here Tuesday For Kathryn Wolff 51
Kathryn Wolff 51 of Casper Wyoming died Saturday after years of poor health. Funeral services are set for Tuesday in Casper with graveside rites Wednesday at 10 30 am in Greenwood Cemetery. The Gehrig and Son Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs Slaymaker was born January 4 1907 in Green Springs Ohio and married Harold W Wolff in 1931. Survivors include her husband son Lonnie and five sisters and two brothers.
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Kathryn M. Wolff
William Wolff
Sidney
Casper
Wyo
Greenwood Cemetery
R. L. Townsend
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Kathryn Slaymaker
Green Springs
Ohio
Peetz
Peetz High School
Harold W. Wolff
Harry Grote
Bellevue
Cliff Cleveland
Glen Craig
Mildred Peake
Arlie Freeze
Fremont
Charles
Sumner
Wash
Cletus
Rochester
Birthday party honors Caldwell girls in Cheyenne home
Twigg and Elaine Caldwell of Cheyenne were feted at a birthday party Sunday at the Caldwell grandparents home. Twigg turns three on Monday and Elaine one on Saturday, with many relatives in attendance and a turkey supper to close the celebration.
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Twigg
Elaine Caldwell
Cheyenne
I A Caldwell Twigg
Elaine
J. L Doggett
Stromsburg
Daisy Hiett
Sidney
Swen Olson
Sterling
Clinton Crow
Doug Caldwell
Dorothy Williams
Carolyn Zimola
Roseann Miles
Chappell
Donald DeMers
Crook
Dick Sutter
Cole
Veteran’s Hospital
Denver
Sutter
Earl Krueger
Colton
Bill Krueger
Art Nelson
Gus Sutter
Greeley
Bill
Montana
Omaha
Colo
Birds of Paradise Found in Only Two Native Habitats
Birds of Paradise occur in two natural habitats New Guinea and Bird of Paradise Island a small island in the West Indies.
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New Guinea
Bird-Of-Paradise Island
West Indies
Dalton Fire Truck Catching Fire Sparks Local Alarm
Dalton volunteers led by Fire Chief Gordon Carley responded to a wheat field fire near Ben Pelster’s place burning about 35 acres. While fighting the blaze flames erupted from the fire truck, quickly consuming the engine until crews quenched the blaze, finding a leaky carburetor plug as the cause. The hood suffered scorching, and the truck was returned to service.
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Dalton
Gordon Carley
Ben Pelster
Lower State Levy Approved For 1958 Tax Relief
The State Board of Equalization set the 1958 levy at 798 per thousand, 26 cents lower than last year, providing relief for Nebraska taxpayers.
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Nebraska
State Board of Equalization
Crude oil hauling permit denied in Nebraska
The State Railway Commission denied D V Thompson Inc of Omaha authority to haul bulk crude oil by truck through Nebraska. The decision followed a contested hearing with Earl Houk of Western Nebraska Transport Service, Scottsbluff, challenging the application in Sidney.
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Lincoln
D V Thompson, Inc
Omaha
Nebraska
Earl Houk
Western Nebraska Transport Service
Scottsbluff
Railway Commission
Sidney
County approves low levy to ease taxpayer burden
Officials announced a 340 per thousand levy one of the state's lowest, with city assurance that municipal taxes will likely stay flat next year. The stance promises to hold the line for beleaguered taxpayers amid ongoing fiscal pressures.
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Cheyenne County
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Arcoistewent
Western Beauty Shop
Western Drug Store
Henry C. Henke
Kathryn Wolff
Sidney Livestock Sales
Emerald
Pete” Rapp
Sund News
Caldwell
Sunol
Byron Craig
Dix
A. Fenske
Ernest Palmquist
Robert Misegaais
Ronnie Duffy
Ron Krueger
Dwayne Brauer
Christine
Robert Ehlers
Ft Worth
Texas
E. H. Ehlers
Harry Mashek
Paul Misegadis
South Dakota
Lynda Misegadis
E. Ehlers
Muriel Olson
Axtell
Diane DeMers
William Gade
Libby
Skylark
Mello Jels
Roxbury
Bent
Ivory
Durkee
Auce
Ellis Foods
Moen Guc
Edwards
U.S. No
Safeway
Sidney, Nebraska
Pankau
The
Graff Agency
Dalton, Nebraska
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